Chevrolet Colorado News

  • 2018 Holden Colorado SportsCat by HSV

    Australia's HSV is currently studying a tuned version of the Holden Colorado pickup truck, sold here with a Chevrolet badge, to challenge Ford's Ranger Raptor that was unveiled in February. The company rolled out the Colorado SportsCat last December but the vehicle, which benefits from minor suspension and brake upgrades, is a far cry from the V-8 muscle sedans HSV built its reputation on over the past few decades. Remember, this is the company that dropped a C6 Corvette ZR1 engine into a family sedan. It turns out the Colorado SportsCat is just the first stage of HSV's development of the...

  • Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Race Development Truck
    Chevrolet reveals pair of hardcore Colorado ZR2 concepts at SEMA

    Chevrolet brought plenty of goodies to the 2017 SEMA show, including the 2018 Camaro Hot Wheels edition, but it saved two special concepts for last. The brand revealed the Colorado ZR Race Development Truck and the Colorado ZR2 AEV concept as two takes on its most capable off-road pickup. The...

  • Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle
    Riding silently in the US Army's Chevy Colorado ZH2 hydrogen fuel cell truck

    When you're slinking behind enemy lines, the last thing you want is to be detected. For the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), the next step in military vehicle technology marks its location with only a hint of water dripping out of its tailpipe. The...

  • The Chevrolet Colorado pre-runner build is no-holds barred
    This custom Chevy Colorado pre-runner is an exercise in off-road excess

    An off-road racer's pre-runner truck is a tool for making sure that the course to be tackled is first thoroughly investigated. You want your co-driver to know where the bumps, ruts, and other pitfalls are. This way when you're blasting across the desert at 100 mph in the dark of night, you have an...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 First Drive
    5 ways the Chevy Colorado turns into a ZR2

    There are high hopes for the 2017 Chevy Colorado ZR2. So high, in fact, that the automaker didn’t mind if we jumped the truck repeatedly over a short-run trophy course. Would you consider doing the same with a bone stock Colorado? Perhaps, but we’d suggest a healthy cache of bumpers...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 First Drive
    2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 first drive review: cast in convenience, forged off road

    There’s no substitute for the right tool. How do I know that? Decades of hammering nails with a meat tenderizer. Don't ask. Off-roading requires the right tool, and Chevy owners have waited a long time for that equipment to show up in their Snap-On chests. Fast-rewind to the 2015 LA auto...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2

    Chevrolet says the 2017 Colorado ZR2 sits in a "segment of one," with exclusive off-road attributes and mid-size proportions to take it through the toughest, tightest trails. The brand wants to prove those claims with a new video, which shows the Colorado ZR2 taking on Badlands off-road park. With 800 acres of dirt, sand, and mud, the 2017 Chevy Colorado ZR2 is right at home at Badlands. Engineers and development teams put the pickup through its paces to prove the brand's claims all while taking a couple shots at the Ford Raptor. Chevrolet likes to point out the Colorado ZR2 is a much smaller...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 launch photos
    2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 deliveries begin this month

    Chevrolet had teased off-road enthusiasts way back in November of 2014 with a potential desert-running Colorado ZR2. Flash forward to May of 2017, and the most off-road capable Chevy pickup is shipping out to customers. The brand announced customers who placed early orders will begin receiving...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
    Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 priced from $40,995

    Chevy has a serious off-road truck in the form of the 2017 Colorado ZR2. It was finally unveiled at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show after being teased and hinted at for two years prior. On Wednesday, Chevy confirmed that pricing for the Colorado ZR2 will start at $40,995, including a $940...

  • VLF X-Series, 2017 Detroit auto show
    VLF turns Chevy Colorado into Hummer H2-esque off-roader

    Believe it or not but this orange monster comes from a company backed by the man who designed cars like the Aston Martin Vantage, BMW Z8 and Fisker Karma. That man, of course, is Henrik Fisker, and this orange SUV is the X-Series from VLF Automotive, the coachbuilder run by Fisker in partnership...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
    Multimatic had to invent the shocks for the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2

    Chevrolet’s Colorado ZR2 promises to be one heck of an off-roader, and one of the main reasons is the truck’s unique shock absorbers. To achieve the desired performance, Multimatic, the company that builds the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT and numerous other race cars, had to invent a...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, 2016 Los Angeles auto show
    2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is your mid-size off-road truck

    Gas is cheap and trucks are hot again. The proof is in the success of Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor and the introduction of more off-road oriented trucks such as the Tacoma and Tundra TRD Pro. Now Chevrolet's jumping into the ring with the highly anticipated Colorado ZR2. The ZR2...

  • Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle

    Hydrogen-powered fuel cell cars may not make much sense yet for Joe Public, but the U.S. Army sees numerous benefits in the technology. It’s now about to embark on an extensive evaluation program, using a radical fuel cell pickup concept developed by General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] as the basis. The concept, called the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, made its debut on Monday during the fall meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). ALSO SEE: Trump attack on Ford spurs UAW boss to confirm Bronco is official Starting with a standard Colorado, the designers stretched the vehicle and...

  • Chevrolet Camaro Red Line Series concept, 2015 SEMA show
    Chevy Previews New Accessories Range With SEMA Red Line Concepts

    Chevrolet will roll out a barrage of concepts at this year’s SEMA show to highlight a range of new accessories the automaker plans to offer. The aftermarket continues to see growth, with SEMA organizers stating that spending on automotive specialty equipment parts and accessories topped $36...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 concept, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Diesel-Powered Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Concept Crawls Into L.A.

    The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is a diesel-powered off-road machine.

  • Chevy Colorado Performance Concept, 2014 SEMA show
    Chevy Doubles Down On 2015 Colorado At SEMA: Video

    Chevrolet is eager to show off its new 2015 Colorado, and prove that it is capable of providing even more than just technology and stuff. The automaker heads to Las Vegas where it's bringing a pair of pickups, each packing unique graphics and options. One Colorado looks to the water, while the...

  • Chevrolet Colorado Sport concept, 2014 State Fair of Texas
    Chevy Reveals Colorado Sport And Silverado Toughnology Truck Concepts

    It isn’t exactly a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor rival, but Chevrolet’s new Colorado-based concept unveiled at the 2014 State Fair of Texas at least hints at what a performance pickup truck from the bowtie brand could look like. The new concept is called the Chevrolet Colorado Sport and...

  • Chevrolet Colorado Rally Concept
    Is Chevy Prepping A Colorado-Based Raptor Fighter?

    The Ford Raptor has clearly been a thorn in the side of many a competing automakers truck division. Ever since the Raptor launched in model year 2010, the other truck builders have been saying that their own "Raptor Fighter" is on the horizon. Despite those claims, we have yet to see an actual...

  • ford fiesta pikes peak 2009 049

    Ford's new Fiesta won’t be arriving in local showrooms until early next year, but the company is pulling out all the stops to promote the stylish compact with various motorsport and social marketing campaigns to build excitement. To further this, the Blue Oval recently announced a goal to get 100,000 people to test-drive the new Fiesta before the North American production version is released, and now the company has announced that its Rallycross racing version will tackle the arduous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this Sunday, July 19. A new burnout-laced video and mega-gallery...

  • 2009 Lightning Hybrids LH4 concept
    Lightning Hybrids unveils hydraulic-hybrid sports car at Denver Auto Show

    A company born out of Colorado is planning to launch an advanced hybrid sports saloon that will eventually compete in the multi-million dollar Automotive X-Prize competition to successfully build and market a 100mpg vehicle. The first prototypes are currently in development but a concept version of...

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